- Photograph by
- J. P. Ball & Son, American, 1845 - 1904
- Subject of
- Unidentified Woman or Women
- Photograph by
- Ball, James Presley, American, 1825 - 1904
- Date
- 1887-1900
- Medium
- photographic gelatin and silver on photographic paper on card mount
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 5 1/2 × 4 in. (14 × 10.2 cm)
- H x W (Overall): 6 7/16 × 4 in. (16.3 × 10.2 cm)
- Description
- A black-and-white photograph of two unidentified women photographed at the J. P. Ball & Son studio in Helena, Montana. The photograph is mounted on light-colored pasteboard with decorative edges. The name and location of the photo studio are printed on the front along the bottom. The women are posed in a rural landscape scene standing on either side of a small table draped in burlap and straw. There is also straw on the ground and a small portion of a wooden fence visible on the proper left edge of the photo. The woman to the proper right of the table wears a black dress with a frilled collar. Her right hand is tucked behind her back and her left hand rests on the table holding a bouquet of flowers. The woman to the proper left of the table wears a dark dress with a decorative black sash. Her right hand is resting behind a rock on the table and her left hand hangs at her side. The name and location of the photo studio are stamped on the back.
- Place captured
- Helena, Lewis and Clark County, Montana, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Photographs and Still Images
- Type
- cabinet photographs
- gelatin silver prints
- portraits
- Topic
- American West
- Business
- Photography
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2014.37.28.38
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




